5. Who gives a fig about Turkmenistan? Answer: The Guinness Book of Records, that's who.
In 2008, an object was unveiled in the capital, Ashgabat, that at 133m was the largest of its kind anywhere in the world. What was it?
From Quiz Who Gives a Fig About Turkmenistan?
Answer:
A flagpole
The national flag of Turkmenistan, first adopted in 1992, has a green background. Superimposed onto this are a white crescent (representing Islam) and five white stars (representing the country's five provinces). Additionally, there are five designs, said to symbolise the Turkmen tradition of carpet making, and each of these also represents a tribal grouping. The flag was revised in 1997, to include an olive branch, indicative of Turkmenistan's stance of "permanent neutrality".
The State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported the flagpole's inaugural ceremony, on 3rd July 2008, with these words:
"The marches and patriotic songs performed by the Orchestra of the Guard of Honour and music groups of the Ashgabat Department of Culture added solemnity to the ceremony. The official ceremony of hoisting the national flag of Turkmenistan started with the march of the Guard of Honour carrying the giant national flag 52.5 x 35 meters in size weighing 420 kg in their arms. To the accompaniment of the national anthem of Turkmenistan the magnificent green banner soared up to the heavens inspiring the participants of the ceremony and filling them with the pride in their Motherland and the present day of the Turkmen nation."
To be absolutely precise, the record was for the world's tallest free-standing flagpole.
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